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tandoors

tandoors is the plural of tandoor.

Meaning of tandoor

Noun

tandoor (plural tandoors)

  1. A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.
    • You can cook naan in a normal oven, but the results will inevitably disappoint; even Indians generally wait to savour them in restaurants, as very few homes are equipped with a tandoor.2001, Martin Hughes, World Food: India, Lonely Planet, page 53

Questions about tandoors

What is tandoors the plural of?
Tandoors is the plural of tandoor.

Words near tandoors in the dictionary

  1. Tandon
  2. Tandons
  3. tandoor
  4. tandoori
  5. tandooris
  6. tandoors
  7. tandospirone
  8. Tandragee
  9. Tandridge
  10. Tanduay
  11. tandutinib

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